Do you Have The Discovery Channel?

The reason I (and I don't know if this info has been posted yet) ask is that on Wedensday the 29th at 9pm eastern. The Discovery Channel will start airing Top Gear!!

Here's a link to the details.

http://dsc.discovery.com/schedule/episode.jsp?episode=1&cpi=30445&gid=0&channel=DSC

It appears that the discovery channel are airing Top Gear in the same way Speed Channel did 5th Gear.
They are airing the 2004 shows on their network. Now all we need is Speed to start reairing new episodes of 5th Gear and thing's will be oky in the world.

Oh and Rob I didn't know where to put this thread so I put it here. So if it doesn't go here you can move it.

Yours Humbly,

Andy K.

 

"Can an Apache helicopter get missile lock on a sports car?"

Yes.

 

Good! Now I can stop downloaded all those huge files of the show!!!

 

I'm with you on thta one, but I dont get the discovery channel, sucks for me.

 

Finally someone has some sense in American television. Bravo Discovery Channel.

Thanks for the notice,


Cavallini

 

No, these will be more than a year old. Also, if I remember correctly they have been shortenened to 30 minutes (though I might be wrong). It is great that they are finally airing top gear in the US even if it isn't the new episodes.

 

Thanx for the heads up.

 

not only do i get discovery channel but i get discovery channel HD, mmmmmmmmmmmm

 

They are over 2 years old, and I have downloaded and burned on a DVD all the recent ones that I liked. I'll still watch it though!!!

 

YOU JUST MADE MY DAY!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU DISCOVERY CHANNEL!!!!

(*edit - I obviously need to get out more....)

 

ditto

 

Silence is GOLDEN.
Staff.

 

Just another heads up ... do NOT miss it! It's the episode when they race from the studio in the UK to Monaco. JC is in a DB9 and the others only use trains. Awesome show. Doesn't the beat the race they did the year after (612 vs plane, from the studio to Verbier...), but it still is awesome! Can't wait!

 

thanks for the heads up...cant wait...its an intertaining show for car freaks like us

 

I think for the US market, it should be 30 minutes. Top Gear has interviews that last maybe 15-20 minutes with a special (most of the time British) guest, which includes the guest in the economy car. Plus, there are those sit down discussions on current Euro cars, which wouldn't fit well in the US tv programming. 30 minutes is cutting it down to the good stuff that can be enjoyed by all equally. I'm glad it finally made it to the US because 5th Gear was a little too boring. I still download the Top Gear episodes, they're only 350mb.

 

Do you guys understand Jeremy Clarkson's sense of humour?

The 612 to Verbier was good fun... only spoiled when he said, "and that was truly how it happened."

What? So, they had about 30 sets of camera crew along the way to film as he went past in one 13 hour take!!!!

"Sorrryyyy Jeremy luvvy, would you be a sweet heart and just run past us again, maybe a little slower this time dear, we missed the last one."


Bit like when 5th Gear came to film one of our PistonHeads.com V.Max events... Tiff says "right, can you get a few of your cars to get quite close to the timing laser as you go past as we're trying to get some low angle shots to really get the feeling of speed."
Gixxer goes past in the SL65 at about 186mph.... 12 inches from the laser trap.... the camerman was nearly blown away by the back draft!

Made good telly though

 

I love his sense of humor!!! Gets me ROFLMFAO.

As for the races, I'm pretty sure they could shoot inside the car one way (with a sound guy and camera guy), and do the outside shots (like you mentioned) on the way back.

 

its actually on at 10pm, and IS AN HOUR LONG, i checked the guide on my digital cable. this says "The lads race a BMW 6 Series, Porsche 911, and Jaguar XKR along Pendine Sands in Wales; Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen are the 'Stars in a Reasonably Priced Car'"

 

Yeah, I have it & will be watching The Tour de France for the next 3 weeks.

 

What the ... ??????????? Discovery Canada doesn't air it!!!!! WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF???????????!!!?!?!?!?!!??!

 

Anybody know what is going on.

I've got Discovery HDTV on it's showing an episode of American Chopper???

None of the other Discovery channels seem to be playing it either?

Help!!

 

awesome timing - I just read this thread and its 10pm!!!

Its on... off to watch now!!!

 

Or is it??

 

I'm watching it now...

 

10PM PST